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https://youtu.be/L4xrAEhFgko Port Dickson, Malaysia – 14 April 2016 – AFP — Malaysia on Thursday destroyed 9.5 tonnes of elephant ivory it had seized over the years, which authorities hope will help deter smugglers who have long used the country as a trans-shipment point. The huge pile of African elephant tusks, estimated to be worth $20 million, was first fed into in an industrial crusher to be pulverised, and then incinerated in a giant furnace in […]
by Laurent Barthelemy ABOARD the USS John C. Stennis, Undefined (AFP) — US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter visited a warship close to flashpoint waters of the South China Sea on Friday, as Beijing reacted defiantly to an American military build-up in the area. Carter’s trip to the USS John C. Stennis was the latest effort by the United States to show its commitment to maintaining security in the hotly contested waters, where China has rattled nerves […]
MANILA, Philippines – The United States of America and the Philippines started conducted joint naval patrols in the West Philippine Sea amidst the reclamation activities conducted by China in the said region. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba will acquire a controlling stake in leading Southeast Asian online shopping platform Lazada for $1.0 billion, it said Tuesday as Jack Ma’s company seeks to expand outside its home market. Alibaba’s Taobao platform is estimated to have more than 90 percent of the consumer-to-consumer market in China, while its Tmall platform is believed to command more than half of business-to-consumer transactions. But its international commerce business only accounted […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — A quarter-tonne snake that was found nestling on a building site could be the longest ever captured in Malaysia, officials said Tuesday. The reticulated python was a whopping 7.5 metres (25 feet) long and weighed a staggering 250 kilogrammes (550 pounds). The giant creature was discovered on Penang island by construction workers and kept in an office, where it was fed and watered while wildlife experts were contacted. However, […]
Growth in developing East Asia and pacific has remained resilient and is expected to ease only modestly during 2016-18, according to a new World Bank report. This outlook is subject to elevated risks and countries should continue to prioritize monetary and fiscal policies that reduce vulnerabilities and strengthen credibility, while deepening structural reforms. Growth in developing East Asia is expected to ease from 6.5 percent in 2015 to 6.3 percent in 2016 and 6.2 percent […]
(Reuters) — Authorities in the sprawling Indonesian capital are cracking down on child exploitation after a raft of cases ranging from child labour, sexual assault, and violence came to light in recent weeks, officials said. Tens of thousands of children are trafficked annually in Indonesia, with the majority of them forced into prostitution and manual labor, according to UNICEF. A wave of arrests late last month included several Jakarta residents who sedated infants and used […]
Senators began their own investigation as to what really happened during the bloody dispersal operation of 5,000 farmers who barricaded the Cotabato-Davao highway in Kidapawan City wherein three farmers died and scores injured.
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit off the Indonesian island of java late Wednesday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was immediately issued. The earthquake hit at 9:45 pm local time (1445 gmt), the us geological survey said, some 110 kilometers (68 miles) south of the city of Banjar in West Java, at a depth of 35 kilometers. Indonesia sits on the pacific “Ring of Fire” where tectonic plates collide, causing frequent seismic and volcanic activity […]
The country’s parliament approved a new prime minister, after a 10-year reign of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. Former bureaucrat and legislator Nguyen Xuan Phuc has been handed the challenge of maintaining the momentum of one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies.
The Philippine Bayanihan Center held the second annual “Bayanihan Walk” —- a fun run that will benefit OFW-Singapore Kababayan and Bayanihan Center. It was held last April 3, at the Bayanihan Singapore main office. Philippine embassy Ambassador Antonio Morales and Bayanihan board of directors led the OFW-SG Kababayans in the 2nd fun walk as a show of support to Bayanihan Singapore’s goal of creating a community-friendly and healthy lifestyle environment.
Organizers and participating chefs for the Madrid Fusion Manila 2016 paid a courtesy call on President Benigno S. Aquino III as the country hosts the world’s most important gastronomy event. Among those present during the courtesy call in Malacañang include Spanish ambassador to the Philippines Luis Calvo, Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez, and Spain’s Secretary Of State for Latin American Affairs and International Development Cooperation Jesus Gracia, Administrator Miele Esteban of the Gastronomy and Special Projects, […]
